The Upside
“Based on a true story.”
Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom.
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Cast
37 people
Kevin Hart
Dell Scott
Known for
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Central Intelligence
Bryan Cranston
Phillip Lacasse
Known for
Breaking Bad
Malcolm in the Middle
Nicole Kidman
Yvonne Pendleton
Known for
The Others
Eyes Wide Shut
Golshifteh Farahani
Maggie
Known for
Invasion
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Aja Naomi King
Latrice
Known for
How to Get Away with Murder
Lessons in Chemistry
Tate Donovan
Carter Locke
Known for
Hercules
The O.C.
Jahi Di'Allo Winston
Anthony Scott
Known for
Everything Sucks!
Charm City Kings
Genevieve Angelson
Jenny Lacasse
Known for
The Afterparty
Backstrom
Suzanne Savoy
Charlotte
Known for
The Knick
Full Circle
Julianna Margulies
Lily Foley
Known for
ER
The Morning Show
Rachel Alana Handler
Proctor
Known for
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
Junnie Lopez
Restaurant Employee
Neil Burger Director · Jon Hartmere Screenplay Rob Simonsen Composer
Worldwide gross $126M · Budget $38M · United States release January 11, 2019
Box office
Budget
$37,500,000
Worldwide gross
$125,856,180
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
Escape Artists
Production
STX Entertainment
Studio
United States
Produced in
Untouchable · The Untouchables
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2017
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · January 11, 2019
Theatrical
United States · May 14, 2019
Digital
United States
October 7, 2017 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 29, 2017 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
Australia
May 1, 2019 · Digital
Austria
February 21, 2019 · Digital
Czechia
February 14, 2019 · Theatrical
France
April 18, 2019 · Digital
Germany
February 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
January 31, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Israel
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
April 1, 2019 · Digital · Internet
Japan
April 19, 2019 · Digital
Lithuania
January 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 7, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Romania
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 13, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
April 18, 2020 · Digital · Amazon Prime Video
Ukraine
January 17, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
May 20, 2019 · Digital
May 20, 2019 · Physical
Vietnam
January 18, 2019 · Theatrical
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